Ornamental article and method of making the same



Sept. 17, 1940. s, N NYE 2,215,130

ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE AND 111111101) OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Dec. 21, 1939 In yen far.-

5Zuarl N. Nye

Patented Sept. 17, 1940 ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE AND METHOD' OF MAKING THE SAME Stuart N. Nye, Asheville, N. o 1

Application December 21, 1939, Serial No. 310,325

3 Claims.

The present invention relates: to ornamental articles in general, such as brooches, buckles", clasp pins, as well as trays, candle stick bases and similar articles, and has for its object to provide an improved method of making such articles.

The invention relates particularly to articles having the appearance of multi-petalled flowers or blossoms, wherein the petals are disposed in overlapping relation. Briefly stated, the invention resides in making such a multipetalled article from a single piece of blank of metal, so that while the individual petals have the appearance of having been formed separately, they are, nevertheless, integrally united at a central portion. As a result, articles embodying the invention may be produced with a minimum, of labor, since there is no necessity of assembling and securing together the individual petals, as has been the practice heretofore in making articles of this character. The above and other advantageous features of the invention will hereinafter more fully appear from the following description, considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a metal blank from which an article is to be formed.

Fig. 2 showsthe appearance of the blank after the performance of the first step of the method.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the blank shownv in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 illustrates the appearance-of a completed article after its petal portions have been worked. into overlapping relation.

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of the article shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view in rear elevation of the article shown in Fig. 4.

In carrying out the invention, a generally circular blank I is formed from flat sheet metal,

such as silver, or any other metal that may be readily worked. The blank I is then cut as shown in Fig. 2, to provide a number of irregular slots 2 having petal portions 3 between them. It is to be noted that the slots 2 all terminate at an appreciable distance from the central portion 4 of the blank, and that the petal portions 3 have varied forms, which are rough approximations of the outlines of flower petals of the particular character that are to be reproduced in the finished article.

The blank I having been out as shown in Fig. 2, the next step consists in hammering the petal portions 3 to expand the area of each portion,

flexed out of its original plane, to assume a generally fan shaped concave form, as viewed in Fig. 4. If desired, the solid central portion 4 can be pressed outwardly, to provide a centrally located nub 5, from which the petals radiate,

as from the center of an actual blossom.

It is particularly evident from the rear View of Fig. 6, that in the completed article, dividual petal portions 3 are integrally the inunited at the center of the article, so that it remains as one piece, even though the petals may be worked into complex forms, each having the appearance of being made separately, when the article is viewed from the front, as in In order to strengthen the completed Fig. 4'. article,

spots 6 of solder may be placed to connect the edge of each petal portion to the under side of an adjacent overlying petal portion, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. These solder spots 6 tend to stiffen the whole article, but are entirely hidden when the article is viewed from th e front.

In orderthat the article may be worn, a suitable clasp I is attached to the back side of the article between two of the petal portions.

From the foregoing, the present invention there is provided it is apparent that by an improved method of making ornamental articles,

by the practice having the appearance of a blossom,

can be formed from single flat metal blank. While the article shown for purposes of illustration has the general appearance of a pansy blossom, ob-

viously, the

substantial modification, in producing invention can be practiced without articles having the appearance of poppies, violets, roses and other blossom forms having overlapping petals.

I claim:

relation.

2. A method of making an ornamental article having the appearance of a blossom, which consists in cutting a metal blank to provide petal portions integrally united at the approximate center of the blank, expanding said petal portions to dispose them in overlapping r elation,

of which a multi-petalled article and in connecting the edge of each petal portion to the under side of an adjacent overlying petal portion.

3. An ornamental metal article having the appearance of a blossom, comprising a group of petal portions formed from a single piece of metal and disposed in overlapping relation, with 2,215,130 n a g Said petal portions integrally united at the ap- 

